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2024 Community/Collegiate Choir Catalog

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Go to cart Shine, Little Light—David Massong. Combining modern and traditional styles, this easily singable a cappella piece is just lovely! The mix of calm, sustained passages and driving rhythmic components creates a radiant sound that repeatedly expresses the core message to let your light shine. While the choral parts are in English, the soprano solo offers the option of German or English text. A truly inspiring piece for mixed choirs! 11563111 SATB divisi or SSAATB . . . . . . . 3.70 Sing Ye to the Lord (from "Israel in Egypt" HWV 54)—G.F. Handel/ed. Kenney Potter. An excerpt from Handel's "Israel in Egypt," this carefully edited edition is the perfect concert opener or festival piece. Scored for double choir and piano, this Baroque staple is made more accessible to choristers and accompanists alike. 11537991 SATB/SATB Double Choir or SSAATTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20 Sing You Home—Mark Murphy & Maureen Ennis with Dan Forrest & Jamie Hillman. This tender melody is supported by a simple piano accompaniment and well-crafted choral lines in an original concert work that helps to process the emotions associated with grief. The warm, comforting selection works as a memorial or as a general concert selection, singing: "I'll sing for you because I need to, right now this is all I know; I'll sing so we will not forget you, I will sing you home." 11539970 SATB divisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 Singing, Bring Me—Ryan Main. A joy-filled journey through the many gifts that singing brings us! Memorable lines and contemporary harmonies are backed by energetic percussion for shaker, tambourine, and cajon. Easy to learn and satisfying to perform, this a cappella original is a perfect vehicle to help your choir start moving and expressing on stage. 11539424 SSA or SSAA, with Percussion . 2.95 11539425 TTB or TTBB, with Percussion. . 2.95 Sol ecce surgit igneus—Marek Raczynski. The secular Latin text paints a picture of the rising sun and its related imagery of hope. Lovely and uplifting, the text is set with excellence in this sonorous a cappella work for advanced choirs. 11537020 SSATBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.90 Soon We Will Be Done—arr. Kyle Pederson. Building on the original text, this adaptation of the classic spiritual invites the listener to envision and commit to a better, more just world - a world of inclusion, radical kindness, compassion, love, and grace - a world where we have the courage to champion the inherent dignity and value of all people, a world where we will be done with all the ways we deny a person's worth. Spoken word is incorporated throughout, heightening the intensity of the performance, and giving a sense of immediacy to the challenge for the choir and audience to work together for justice, equity, and wholeness. 11538077 TBB or TTBB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Take This Gift—Tracy Wong. Very fun to sing, this optimistic piece is characterized by catchy, singable melodies and a syncopated rhythmic drive in the vocal and piano writing. The text celebrates the lifelong relationships created and nurtured within the choral community. 11536304 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 There Was a Time—Elaine Hagenberg. William Wordsworth's reflection of a time gone by acknowledges past heartaches while creating a dream world where beautiful memories reign. As the vocal lines rise and fall to trace a distant rainbow, an ethereal piano accompaniment adds its own voice glistening above. Then together they soar to new heights to "find strength in what remains behind." Absolutely stunning! 11539415 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 This Is My Song (A Song of Peace)—arr. Lloyd Larson. These beautiful lyrics set to FINLANDIA are offered here in this stirring new arrangement. Serving as both a prayer for world peace and an offering of thanksgiving for our own country, this anthem will find a place in many services. The noble character of the music is reinforced by the addition of optional brass and percussion. 11538401 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.95 Ubi Caritas—Jonathan Reid. Tenor-bass and treble choirs of all ages will relish singing these gorgeous harmonies with the traditional Latin text. With the option to sing a cappella or with a supportive piano accompaniment, the conservative ranges and succinct and lyrical setting make this easy to learn and highly successful to perform. Simple, elegant, and beautiful. 11559603 SSA w/ opt. Piano Accomp. . . . . 2.15 Veni Sancte Spiritus—Sarah Quartel. A tranquil setting of passages from a 13th-century sacred Latin text and its English translation. The voices are underpinned by a supportive accompaniment that is suitable for organ or piano. 11536284 SSA w/Organ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25 Wait With Me—Coleman Peterson. With glorious suspensions and modern parallel a cappella movement, this original piece explores the promises we can make to the people we love to wait with them through the difficult seasons of life. With powerful pop-like harmonies and vocal lines, this expressive ballad allows for poignant and emotive singing and musical sensitivity. 11535655 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 Wayfaring Stranger—arr. Craig Courtney. This haunting and soulful treatment of the well-known American folk melody includes instrumental echoes of the spiritual Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child which adds further depth of expression. The choral writing is refined yet simple. 11539984 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 We Belong—Karen Marrolli. Featuring soprano and tenor soloists, congas, and shaker, this energetic piece speaks about peace, unity, and the duty we have to show empathy and support to one another. With a world-music feel, this piece extends a message far greater than words that all of humanity is interconnected. 11538004 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 What Was I Made For? (from "Barbie")—arr. Jennifer Lucy Cook. Billie Eilish's emotional ballad from the hit movie "Barbie" is given a concert setting in this beautiful, introspective arrangement. Rich harmonies are paired with diverse textures in an exploration of identity and life's purpose. 11539765 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 11539766 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 11539767 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 Where Quiet Plays Alone—Craig Mason. "Where Quiet plays alone, sits and dreams, falls asleep." Sara Teasdale's poem shimmers in this plaintive a cappella setting for mixed choirs that artistically conveys the text and its personification of "Quiet." 11540969 SATB divisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25 Who We Are—Jocelyn Hagen. A thoughtful setting of Freya Manfred's text Who We Are When We Don't Know Who We Are, this through- composed piece effectively uses open spaces and silence to contrast thicker choral textures to match the lyrics. Glistening moments of dissonance grow to a unique climax and then end reflectively and calmly. 11525384 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25 Wild Mountain Thyme—arr. Jacob Narverud. "And we'll all go together ... to pluck wild mountain thyme, all around the bloomin' heather..." The gently lilting strains of this traditional Scottish ballad are beautifully set in this arrangement. Lush choral harmonies and well-placed unison lines are carried along by the supportive piano accompaniment. 11561098 SSAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 Wise Words—Blake Henson. Inspired by the words of Fred Rogers, this original concert work encourages us to speak words of truth and wisdom to each other. Simple melodic phrases and uncomplicated harmonies highlight the text and allow plenty of space for musical expression. The violin obbligato adds a nice touch; the part is available as a free download from the publisher's website. 11535644 SATB divisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.70 Words on My Heart—Mark Patterson. "These words need a voice, and so I must sing!" Challenge tenor-bass choirs with a sensitive text about finding the courage to express their thoughts and feelings about the world. Lyric vocal lines, shifts in tonality, and a lilting melody make this concert selection shine. 11559662 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 Ye Banks and Braes—arr. John Leavitt. A classic Robert Burns text combines with an old Scottish tune in this accessible a cappella offering for tenor-bass choirs. With a gentle lilt, crisp diction, and traditional harmonies, this arrangement is a great choice to display lyricism and tone in concerts and festivals. 11544926 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35 Yonder Come Day—arr. Adam Podd & Matt Podd. With options for bass, percussion, body percussion, and a cappella singing, this arrangement of the traditional spiritual from the Georgia Sea Islands is easy to learn and an absolute joy to sing. This rootsy rendition brings a captivating, rhythmic essence that intertwines rich vocal harmonies, layered counterpoint, and an exciting call-and-response texture. 11545132 SATB opt. A Cappella. . . . . . . . . 2.50 11545143 SAB opt. A Cappella. . . . . . . . . . 2.50 11545135 TTB opt. A Cappella . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 11539418 TTBB opt. A Cappella. . . . . . . . . 2.50 You Are Light—Mark Burrows. With a lightly syncopated contemporary sound, this uplifting original expresses the need for a warm and welcoming community for all. Perform with piano alone or with the addition of an optional djembe. Rich with opportunities for social-emotional learning. 11539410 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.40 11539411 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.40 4 New Large Print Edition A Cappella Available via ePrint All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision CONCERT WORKS ADULT COMMUNITY CHOIR

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